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Fishermen find century-old postcard in a bottle in Baltic
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| March. 8, 2014
Posted on 03/09/2014 9:55:29 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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Berlin -A message in a bottle has been pulled from the sea by fishermen a record-breaking 101 years after it was sent. A German called Richard Platz scribbled his note to the world on May 17, 1913 one year before the First World War, in which he died. It was a postcard from Denmark with two German stamps on it and a message asking the finder to post it on to my address in Berlin. More than a century on, it was found by a crew from the north German port of Heikendorf, near Kiel. When I saw the date I got really excited, said skipper Konrad Fischer. The oldest message in a bottle listed by Guinness World Records was found in 2012 97 years after it was sent.
To: JoeProBono
I MUST let Richard know that someone finally found his bottle.
To: JoeProBono
Fascinating, cool and sad — all at the same time!
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posted on
03/09/2014 9:58:19 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: JoeProBono
I’ll send and SOS to the world
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03/09/2014 10:01:38 AM PDT
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Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: JoeProBono; Revolting cat!; SunkenCiv
And the message? "PLEASE DON'T LITTER!"
Now you know the rest of the story.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:04:48 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
To: JoeProBono; Charles Henrickson; mikrofon
To: Pontiac
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03/09/2014 10:06:48 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
And in other news.
Fred Finkelman of Fargo found a gold lamp. He rubbed it and a genie appeared. The genie said, “Fred, can you mail this postcard for me?” and went back inside the magic lamp. Fred melted down the lamp and made some lovely bling chains.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:08:08 AM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: JoeProBono
That is my Uncle Bill and his friends Fast Steve and Eddie The Weasel. They pull this same stunt every year.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:11:20 AM PDT
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: JoeProBono
To: martin_fierro
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:11:46 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Those guys look like actors playing fishermen. Seriously, they look too authentic.
To: JoeProBono
To: a fool in paradise
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03/09/2014 10:15:03 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: lowbridge
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03/09/2014 10:16:57 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:18:23 AM PDT
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nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: blueunicorn6
They’re going to need a bigger bottle
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:21:29 AM PDT
by
Rome2000
(Vacation All I ever wanted , Vacation Had to get away)
To: blueunicorn6
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:32:20 AM PDT
by
gusopol3
To: JoeProBono
I’m hearing in the background Elvis singing, ‘Return to sender, address unknown, no such number, no such home’.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:34:37 AM PDT
by
tflabo
(Truth or Tyranny)
To: miliantnutcase
The cigar was a perfect touch.
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posted on
03/09/2014 10:38:51 AM PDT
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Husker24
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